Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-04-21
BARNESVILLE.

A much needed fall of rain began
Friday. and has been continuing for
several days. The outlook for wheat is
good, and the fruit trees are full of buds
and blossoms. giving promise of a plen-
tiful supply,if no late frosts come. For
tunately for US we escaped the tornado,
which visited st. ClaiIsville, Martins
Ferry and other parts of the county ,and
though the wind here was rather strong,
no material damage was done. A great
many of our citizens however have
become so much excited over the disas-
ters at our sister towns that they are
taking out insurance policies against
wind and storm.
DR. Ephraim Williams, who had been
a resident of Barnesville for almost so
years, died at his home here last Thurs.
day morning, at the age of II. He had
been in poor health for several years,
but was only dangerously i'll a few
weeks before his death. The remains
were inferred at Saltwater meeting
house, east of town, Saturday afternoon
The entire town was shocked to hear
of the sudden death of Rev. Henry
Champ, last Wednesday morning. Mr.
Champ was one of the best known COL
ored men of this section, and command
ed the esteem and respect of all. He
was in his usual health, making prepa-
rations for his,day's work at white wash
ing, and had just concluded his custo-
mary family worship, when be fell back
dead. He leaves a wife and large fami-
ly Of grown children. Funeral services
were held at the A NJ E church, Sunday
afternoon, conducted by the Masonic
Order, and the G U Oof OF; inter-
ment in Southern cemetery.
G E Hunt opened his new cash store
last Friday and Saturday evenings.
This is one of the finest store rooms In
Eastern Ohio, and is said to surpass any
thing in Wheeling. 1t is three story
building of brick and stone, Queen Anne
plate glass front, on first and second
floors. 1t is finished throughout in hard
wood, broad double stairway, cash rail,
way system, heated by furnace. The
first floor is devoted to dry goods and
notions, second to cloaks, curtains and
carpets, and the third to merchant tai
loring. The opening was attended by
hundreds of people, and the display was
very fine.
Mr. Asa Blowers and Sam Fowler.
who went to Findlay some weeks ago,
have both returned disgusted with the
"boom." They say booming" town is
no good for the workingmeD. and unless
they want to loose money they had bet
ter stay at home, as it is all speculation
and not much work there.-Sup't II L
Peck went to St. Clairsville last week to
Qttnnd Of iR,fo
Round Table.-Mr Jim Thompson spent
Sunday with relatives in Newark.-Mrs
j L Sullivan and daughter Nita spent
Sunday with the family of E 2 Lee
John Hill returned last week from a
several months sojourn in Florida, for
the benefit of his health. He is very
much improved and has great love for
the ''land of flowers Rev L Paine is
visiting points of interest in the north
west. Mrs Paine is visiting friends at
Sewickly, Pa.-Birch Mace has returned
from an eastern trip for goods.-Miss
Mary Holloway and brother Chalkley of
Flushing, attended the funeral of DR.
Williams Saturday.
1t was reported that the GAINESVILLE
Window Glass Works was contemplat-
ing move to Findlay, hut it is a great
mistake, the factory here is doing too
well to afford to move. Some of our
capitalists however are talking of build
ing new factory at Findlay and run,
ming both, but the Glass Works stays
in Barnesville.
A large sumber of our citizens drove
to st. Clairsville, Sunday. to view the
ruins, and destruction caused by the
tornado Friday. A few more 81 900, 600
losses would about bankrupt Belmont
county. and it seems that the county
seat comes in for big share of the loss.
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